The example of the believer is like the pearl

Reference: Hilyatul-Awliyaa wa-Tabaqaat al-Asfiyaa v2 p377

al-Imaam ‘Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak said:

The example of the believer is like the pearl; wherever it is [found], its beauty is with it (i.e. wherever they may be, their beautiful character accompanys them).

Translation originally published on 21 March, 2019.